wgbh_tdcr_078078tdcrwgbhyesWashington Booker, IIIWashington, Booker, 1949-Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (Birmingham, Ala.)African American civil rights workers--Alabama--BirminghamCivil rights workers--Alabama--BirminghamAfrican American men--Alabama--BirminghamAfrican American children--Alabama--BirminghamAfrican American boys--Alabama--BirminghamStudents--Alabama--BirminghamAfrican Americans--SegregationAfrican Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--BirminghamAfrican Americans--Violence againstCivil rights movements--Alabama--BirminghamCivil rights demonstrations--Alabama--BirminghamDiscrimination in public accommodations--Alabama--BirminghamDiscrimination in restaurants--Alabama--BirminghamSegregation--Alabama--BirminghamArrest--Alabama--BirminghamAfrican American soldiersSocial justice--United StatesRace RelationsEqualityChildren's Crusade, 1963United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964Birmingham Black Barons (Baseball team)Black Panther PartyProject C, Birmingham, Ala., 1963Booker, Washington, 1949-Connor, Eugene, 1897-1973Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963In May of 1963, black elementary, middle, and high school students in Birmingham left school to participate in a four-day civil rights demonstration. Washington Booker was among approximately 2,000 students who were arrested and jailed for their part in what came to be known as the Children's Crusade. In this interview, Booker describes his experience.Major funding for this project is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Supported in part by a grant from the Open Society Institute.Grade range: 3-12.A transcript of the Quicktime movie is available.Lesson plans using this resource: Taking a Stand.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.WGBH Educational FoundationInstructional materialsTeaching guidesResource unitsOral historiesTranscriptsMovingImageTexthttp://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/iml04/soc/ush/civil/booker/text/htmlvideo/quicktimetext/pdf8.2 Mbca. 5m 55sForms part of: Teacher's Domain Civil Right Special Collection.1963United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, 33.5206608, -86.80249http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/The Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Collection is a collaborative production of WGBH Education Productions, the WGBH Media Library, and WGBH Interactive, in partnership with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and Washington University in St. Louis.